Explanation of the author's statement: "So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to them and they informed him, and he said: 'They are the ones who do not seek ruqyah and do not seek cauterization'"

The Shaykh :"The ones who do not seek ruqyah" What does "seek ruqyah" mean? The form "istaf'ala" means to seek something; "istaghfara" means seeking forgiveness, "istajara" means seeking protection. Here, "istaraqa" means seeking ruqyah, meaning they do not ask anyone to recite over them, due to their strong reliance on Allah and the dignity of their souls, which prevents them from humbling themselves before anyone other than Him. Thus, they combined two things: strong reliance on Allah, and the dignity of the soul, such that they do not submit to anyone other than Allah, even in saying "read over me." This request can actually be burdensome for the one asked, as it may weigh on him, or he may feel he has a favor over you. Furthermore, it involves a degree of humiliation for oneself, and it also involves a degree of turning to and clinging to other than Allah, clinging to other than Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). If this is the case for someone who says to a person, "Please read over me," how much more so for someone who goes to a person and says, "Give me dirhams," when he is wealthy? This is even further from being included among them. Second, "they do not seek cauterization." Do they not cauterize, or do they not seek cauterization?
The student: They seek cauterization.

The Shaykh : It is not correct to say "they do not cauterize," because Yes, but "seeking cauterization" means asking someone to cauterize them. This is like the first point, meaning they do not humble themselves to anyone to ask him to cauterize them; rather, they are dignified and rely on Allah (Exalted is He).
The student: ... there is a concern.

The Shaykh : Well, what do you think? No, there is no concern. This ...
The student: ...

The Shaykh : I say this ... Well, what do you think of someone who says to a person, "Cauterize me," and this person is an employee of the government for this work? Does he fall under this hadith or not?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : In reality, from the perspective of humiliation, there is no injustice here; there is no humiliation because this man is appointed for this work by the government and receives his salary from the government, right? But from the perspective of reliance on Allah, there is no doubt that there is a type of weakness that weakens reliance on Allah. He is not like the person who relies on Allah (Exalted is He) and says, "I am," and has in his heart a degree of reliance (tawakkul) that does not require him to go to other than Allah (Exalted is He) and ask Him to do this action, while having something of this matter in his mind. If the person is appointed for this, then the utmost I have when I say, "I am sick and I want to be cauterized," is that it is merely information, not a request.
The third [group] said: "And they do not take omens."